The Senate votes on the Marriage Amendment Bill, at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 29 November 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Penny Wong, Attorney-General George Brandis and Senator Dean Smith celebrate as the Marriage Amendment Bill goes through the Senate, at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 29 November 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A bill to legalise same-sex marriage passed the Senate on Wednesday in a historic moment in Australian politics. Here's how senators voted:
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YES VOTERS
Liberals/Nationals
- Simon Birmingham
- George Brandis
- David Bushby
- Mathias Cormann
- Jonathon Duniam
- Mitch Fifield
- Ian ???Macdonald
- Nigel Scullion
- Anne Ruston
- James Paterson
- Jane Hume
- Marise Payne
- Linda Reynolds
- Scott Ryan
- Dean Smith
Labor
- Carol Brown
- Catryna Bilyk
- Doug Cameron
- Kim Carr
- Anthony Chisholm
- Kimberley Kitching
- ???Sue Lines
- Jenny McAllister
- Malarndirri McCarthy
- Claire Moore
- Louise Pratt
- Lisa Singh
- Anne Urquhart
- Murray Watt
- Penny Wong
Greens
- Andrew Bartlett
- Richard Di Natale
- Sarah Hanson-Young
- Nick McKim
- ???Lee Rhiannon
- Janet Rice
- Jordon Steele-John
- Rachel Siewert
- Peter Whish-Wilson
Crossbench
- ???Stirling Griff
- Rex Patrick
- David Leyonhjelm
- ???Derryn Hinch
NO VOTERS
Labor
- Chris Ketter
- Helen Polley
Liberals/Nationals
- Concetta Fierravanti-Wells
- Eric Abetz
- Slade Brockman
- John Williams
- Matt Canavan
- Barry O'Sullivan
Crossbench
- Lucy Gichuhi
- Fraser Anning
- Cory Bernardi
- Brian Burston
DID NOT VOTE
Liberals/Nationals
- Michaelia Cash (abstained)
- David Fawcett (abstained)
- James McGrath (abstained)
- Zed Seselja (abstained)
- ???Arthur Sinodinos (on leave)
- Bridget McKenzie (abstained)
Labor
- Jacinta Collins (paired)
- Sam Dastyari (attending funeral)
- Pat Dodson (leave)
- Don Farrell (attending funeral)
- Alex Gallacher
- Katy Gallagher (leave)
- Gavin Marshall (overseas)
- Deb O'Neill (abstain)
- Glenn Sterle
Crossbench
- Pauline Hanson (abstained)
- Peter Georgiou (abstained)